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Scala Bug Bash is a programming meetup that helps the Scala open-source community by coordinating the efforts of software developers in and around NYC.

This meetup is for software engineers (no recruiters :) who want to give back to the Scala community by contributing patches to open-source projects. We all stand on the shoulders of giants; existing projects like unfiltered and kafka and scalding, to name just a few, allow us to build {more,better,faster} systems. Helping open source helps all of us. It's also a great way to meet other like-minded people and to improve as a developer.

At the meetup itself, we work together to help these projects by fixing bugs, adding documentation, and adding features. So bring a laptop and come ready to write some code!